- Date
- 1958-06
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religiontourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1958 Beaver Beacon reports the Christian Brothers returning to open Brother Domnan Lodge, with a chaplain and approximately thirty-five additional brothers expected. The September issue reports that one 30-day retreat had finished and another 60-day retreat was underway.
Evidence and limits
This is an advance retreat-house notice. It does not provide a guest register, exact dates, organizational records, or completion evidence.
Sources
- Reports the Christian Brothers returning to open their retreat house, Brother Domnan Lodge, with chaplain Father Ambrose Forsthoeffel S.J. and about thirty-five additional brothers expected. It does not provide a guest register, dates, organizational records, or evidence of the retreat’s completion. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the retreat-house notice; it does not expand the religious or hospitality record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the Christian Brothers had finished a 30-day retreat at their island lodge and that a new group had begun a 60-day retreat under Father Athone, S.J., of Chicago. It does not provide a retreat register, exact dates, organizational records, or independent completion evidence. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the retreat report; it does not expand the religious or hospitality record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Christian Brothers reopen Brother Domnan Lodge for a summer retreat, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-brother-domnan-lodge-retreat-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1958, “THE BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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